Associations between body height, body composition and cholesterol levels in middle-aged men. The coronary risk factor study in southern Sweden (CRISS)
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 17 (6) , 521-526
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1014508422504
Abstract
Background: Short body height is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease; however, mechanisms are not fully explained. In this study, associations between body height and serum...Keywords
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